Wooden Shoes is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Bessie Barriscale, Jack Livingston, and Joseph J. Dowling.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Raymond B. West |
| Written by | J. G. Hawks |
| Starring | Bessie Barriscale Jack Livingston Joseph J. Dowling |
| Cinematography | Charles J. Stumar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Triangle Distributing |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast edit
- Bessie Barriscale as Pampy
- Jack Livingston as Donald Luther
- Joseph J. Dowling as Captain Hendrik von der Bloom
- Tom Guise as Rufus Smith
- Howard Hickman as Jack Smith
- Margaret Thompson as Gertrude Van Hoosen
- Don Likes as Fat Boy
- Will H. Bray as Dr. Blaisdell
- J. Frank Burke as Father Nepomuk
- Gertrude Claire as The Mevrouw
- J. H. Gotch as Jacob Hauptmann
Production edit
Village scenes were filmed on the lot of Triangle Studio in Culver City, California.[3] The village set was later used for In Slumberland (1917) and the Bessie Love film Wee Lady Betty (1917).[4]
Preservation edit
With no prints of Wooden Shoes located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[2]
References edit
- ^ Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36. December Press. p. 313.
- ^ a b "Wooden Shoes". afi.com. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Howe, Herbert (February 1918). "Around the World in Twenty Minutes". Picture-Play Magazine. Vol. 7, no. 6. pp. 212–216.
- ^ "A Convertible Village". Film Fun. October 1917.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Wooden Shoes". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
External links edit
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- Synopsis at AllMovie
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